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coeSooner81

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Daylan Smothers in the portal. 4* RB true freshman. This one surprised me to an extent. I think that means Barnes is sticking around and we have a 5* incoming.
also have Kaleb Hicks, Incoming Taylor Tatum, and Xavier Robinson, or I as call them Perine/ Mixon 2.0. He wasnt going to see the field next year.
 
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bcsoonerfan

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More players who will stick around for 1 or 2 years, then hit the portal.

If they can't see the field, then possibly. I get it. For some it's about NIL, but for most I think it's about playing. 4* guys don't want to ride the bench. If you get buried on the depth chart at Oklahoma, why not go start at SMU?
 

OklaBama

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If they can't see the field, then possibly. I get it. For some it's about NIL, but for most I think it's about playing. 4* guys don't want to ride the bench. If you get buried on the depth chart at Oklahoma, why not go start at SMU?
I wonder how successful OU would have been during the ā€˜70’s and ā€˜80’s had players been allowed NILs and the portal? Might have cost us a natty.
 

bcsoonerfan

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I wonder how successful OU would have been during the ā€˜70’s and ā€˜80’s had players been allowed NILs and the portal? Might have cost us a natty.

The portal exists. We're not the only team working within its parameters. We will gain more than we lose. The top teams will still be those who recruit the best. The portal has been good to Oklahoma.
 

8085sooner

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If Nolen enters the portal, Venables needs to go hard, he is exactly the player Venables loves. Lot's of rumors he's leaving aggyville. Walter Nolen I think was the highest rated player in 2022 aTm class and the #1 DT.